The man said he left a key to his home in an envelope for a friend. When he arrived to his home in the 2000 block of Royal Street, he discovered that someone had taken the key and used it to enter his home.

"Maybe chasing him wasn't the best thing to do but he wasn't violent. He immediately stopped. He was apologetic," the witness said. "Then I said, 'I'm going to have to call police,' and he was like, 'Are you sure you want to do that?'"

Instead of running away, the resident said the teen led the way back through the house to the front stoop where they waited for police.

For about 15 minutes the two engaged in casual conversation, he said. "I asked if (he was) in school. He said, 'No I'm not in school at the moment because I got shot in the head.'"

Coulter was shot in the head in July 2013 by neighbor Merrit Landry. It happened after Coulter hopped Landry's fence. Landry said he was just protecting his family.

Coulter was unarmed.

That case has bone before a grand jury. No action has been taken.

"I asked him about school. I asked him about his family. He offered me a cigarette, which I denied then he said, 'Yeah it's hard to quit.' He told me I did the right thing by calling the cops," the resident said.

When police arrived, the man said he and Coulter had one final exchange. "He looked at me and said, 'No hard feelings?' I said, 'I guess not.' It was strange."

New Orleans police said a 15-year-old boy is in custody and was charged with simple burglary, but police do not name Coulter in the report.